Align Properties (formerly Vivagrand Properties) has submitted a rezoning application for a four-lot land assembly in the Oakridge Town Centre area at 5589-5661 Baillie Street, between West 39th and West 41st Avenues.

The site is 30,000 sq ft in total and comprises four single family houses.

The site is within the Cambie Corridor OCP, Oakridge area designed for 6-Storey secured rental apartment developments up to 2.5 FSR. The new zoning would be based on RM-9.

The proposal is to allow for the development of two 6-storey rental buildings that include:

• 120 market rental units;
  • 48 studios, 28 one-bedrooms & 44 two-bedrooms;
• A total density of 2.50 FSR;
• A building height of 65 ft.;
• 76 vehicle parking spaces and 170 Class A bicycle parking spaces

The application is being considered under the Cambie Corridor Plan.

The architect for the project is Integra Architecture.

The MST Development Corporation has submitted a preliminary development application for a former Department of Fisheries and Oceans property at 4165-4195 Marine Drive in West Vancouver.

The site is approximately 5 acres and is located on Marine Drive near Burkehill Road and is currently vacant and unimproved.

The preliminary proposal for the site includes three 3-storey townhouse buildings above an underground parkade. Details include:

• 150 townhouse units;
• 30% one-bedrooms, 45% two-bedrooms & 25% three-bedrooms;
• a total density of 0.73 FSR;
• 165 underground parking stalls.

The proposal is being considered under Official Community Plan policy 2.1.4, which aims to increase missing middle housing options with ground-oriented, multi-family dwellings on appropriate sites along the Marine Drive transit corridor. 

The MST Development Corporation is a partnership of the Musqueam Indian Band, Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation. The site was acquired from the Federal Government as part of a joint venture with Canada Lands in 2014 along with the Jericho Lands and the Heather Lands.

A website for the project can be accessed here.

Gryphon Development has applied to the City of Vancouver for permission to develop the former Scotiabank property at 5659 Dunbar Street, a 16,376 SF site at the Northwest corner of Dunbar and West 41st.

The site has been used as a presentation centre by Gryphon since their acquisition of the site in 2017.

The plan for redevelopment of the site is a 5-storey mixed-use building containing retail uses on the first and second floor and condos above, with:

• 25 condo units;
• 4 one-bedrooms, 14 two-bedrooms & 7 three-bedrooms;
• 10,321 sq ft. of retail space;
• a total density of 2.50 FSR;
• A building height of 45.3 ft.;
• Two levels of underground parking providing 48 parking stalls.

Under the site’s existing C-2 zoning(External link), the application is “conditional” so it may be permitted. However, it requires the decision of the Director of Planning.

The architect for the project is IBI Group.

The full development application can be viewed here: https://shapeyourcity.ca/5659-dunbar-st